Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Xylopohone

You'd be better-off as a surveyor!'
*------------------------------------------------------------

And an old one for good measure.

XANTHE

'Which one of these ladies is Xanthe?' I know you're longing to ask;
'Which lovely creature by that name has chosen this rock for a bask?'
You can pick any one of these ladies and attach the name to her,
For she existed in legendary times and her history's a blur.
You see her cavort in the water, delightfully in the nude,
With some of her many sisters, a rather extended brood.
She had three thousand sisters! That makes one rather dizzy!
Her father, Oceanus, must have been pretty busy!
Each of the lovely daughters watched over some watery tract,
A lake, a stream, a river, a puddle (and that's a fact!)
Here they are having a great time, gambolling in the sea,
Which was just an excuse for the artist to reveal their nudity!
*

Copyright

COPYRIGHT

All works on this website and shared with other sites are copyrighted to Brenda Bryant. For permission to reproduce any part of the content, please contact the writer.

About Me

Born in England in 1931. Evacuated in World War 2. Trained as a teacher at Brighton Training College, Sussex. Taught in London. Moved to Zimbabwe. Seven years later worked on a mail ship. Married Malcolm in Capetown. Two children, Rebecca and Greg. Moved to Australia in 1974. After retirement worked for a publisher. Three grandsons, Blake, Harry and Max. Disabled by stroke in 2013. Now in wheelchair with husband as carer..